“There’s No Freedom Anywhere” - Pastor Bakare

Following the recent clamour for and against the social media bill, the General Overseer of the Citadel Global Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has spoken out, supporting the need for the censorship of the social media in Nigeria, according to him “there’s no freedom anywhere”.

Bakare added that the danger of uncontrolled social media was grave, he further opined that laws should be put in place to regulate the conduct of social media in the country.

The Pastor stated this while addressing the media yesterday in Lagos State.

He said, “There is no free freedom anywhere in the world; there must be freedom with boundary.

“I am not saying curtail them or we can’t use social media in Nigeria. But there is no nation where there are no balances.

“For instance, look at the picture of a drama that was shot somewhere else but was used to say soldiers have killed protesters. Those things can grieve and create troubles.”

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As regards the disconnect between the government and the masses, Bakare advised that the government should listen to Nigerians and make laws “that will be beneficial” to all citizens.

“But we cannot be draconian; we are not going back to Decree 4,” he said.